Vehicular Back-Up Camera System

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the apparatus for sensing when the vehicle is moving in reverse includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) disposed within the housing to sense rearward motion.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the apparatus for sensing when the vehicle is moving in reverse includes a processor disposed within the housing for analyzing sequential frames of the video signal.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm is a sound or light generator disposed entirely within the housing providing an alert that the vehicle is moving in a reverse direction.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the light generator produces a stroboscopic or color-changing light.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the sound or light generator is additionally activated by an external, remote source.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the IMU is operative to detect a collision event associated with the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the detection of the collision event causes the activation of a sound or light generator disposed within the housing.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the detection of the collision event causes a transmitter disposed within the housing to transmit a wireless signal to a remote receiver.

10. The system of claim 1, further including an RF transceiver disposed within the housing facilitating vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure or infrastructure-to-vehicle communications.

12. The system of claim 1, further including a sensor for detecting motion proximate to the housing.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the sensor for detecting motion proximate to the housing includes an infrared sensor.

14. The system of claim 12, further including wireless communications circuitry for transmitting a signal to a remote receiver in conjunction with the detection of motion proximate to the housing.

15. The system of claim 1, further including an audio sensor disposed within the housing to facilitate two-way communications between a remote device and a person proximate to of the vehicle.

16. The system of claim 1, further including a Global Position Satellite (GPS) receiver disposed within the housing to determine a location of the vehicle and wireless communications circuitry operative to transmit a signal containing information about the vehicle including vehicle location enabling emergency personnel to locate the vehicle.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the information about the vehicle includes vehicle owner information, vehicle serial number or YIN number.

18. The system of claim 1, further including a memory within the housing for storing video information enabling the housing to be used as a black box in the event of a crash.

19. The system of claim 1, further including a rechargeable battery within the housing for powering the video camera and apparatus for sensing when the vehicle is moving in reverse.

20. The system of claim 1, further including multi-axis accelerometer for detecting angular vehicle position.